Champagne Racing Stables

06/02/2025

We are looking for a reliable, experienced full-time Ground Staff member to join our team at Riccarton Park Racecourse!

This position involves general ground staff duties, including bringing horses in & out, hosing, rugging up, using the walker, mucking out boxes, sweeping, feeding & waters. Being confident & capable with young horses, colts and fit racehorses is a must, and you need to have experience in a busy racing stable. There is an opportunity to attend races and trials as well.

No time wasters please.

Email your CV to Anna Furlong if interested, no messenger ⭐️
[email protected]

05/02/2025

A fabulous result in the opener today at Riccarton Park, with our lovely debutant Those Ocean Eyes taking out the Rural Livestock Maiden! Beautifully handled by Joe Doyle, this filly jumped well and was a little bit inexperienced in the running, but showed good acceleration to draw away at the post 👏🏽

Anna & Shane purchased this daughter of Ocean Park out of the Ready To Run Sales in 2023 and her wonderful syndicate have been very patient, allowing her to develop & have been rewarded! Fantastic to have so many of you on course to cheer her home.

Congratulations to Rodger Austin, Phil Blacktopp, Judy Cassells, Champagne Racing Syndicate No.2, Tony Corric, Andrew Dennis, E Hammond, L Hawker, V Johns, D Kean, Kotuku Investments Ltd, G MacLennan, Emma Newman, Robbie Patterson, H Rhodes, C Smith, Karen Tapper, The Ness Syndicate & Carmen Tse 💙

📸 Race Images South

Thank you to our team at home, as well as Equine Products NZ LTD, Living Anatomy of the Horse, Dunstan Horsefeeds, Majestic Horse Floats LP, Beaufort Downs, Premier Equine Vets, Jared Hayston & Rodger Austin!

26/01/2025

Our gorgeous mare Quintabelle after her gusty win at Riccarton Park yesterday 💙

She was on the back-up from her win in the ODT Southern Mile Qualifier at Wingatui, and taking on another qualifying race, Quinn came from a tough position on the fence to burst through and get up right on the line! Tommy Shelby was also on the back-up and performed superbly, finishing a close-up fourth in his first Rating 75 start.

Congratulations to the Barron Family Partnership, Blue Khaki Syndicate (Mgr: Nic Popham), Botting Family Partnership, Kylie Davidson, Robert Dennis Racing, Elder Family Syndicate, J Fallow, Riders On The Storm Syndicate, Robbie's Racers Emily Syndicate & H J Robinson ⭐️

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25/01/2025

Quintabelle in the tight finish 💙💨

18/01/2025

Our feature girl of the week, Quintabelle 🤍

18/01/2025

Couldn’t be prouder of Quinn, Tommy & Betty 💙

We headed down to Wingatui with these three, with Tommy Shelby up first in the ODT Southern Mile Qualifier (65). He was coming off a stunning win last start and backed it up with a dominant performance, aided by a peach of a ride from Terry Moseley. Congratulations to the Mullally’s, reaping the rewards for their patience with this beautiful boy!

Betty Spaghetti was fresh-up in the Open 1400m and she showed what we know she’s capable of, settling back and absolutely flying home to just miss by a head under Samantha Wynne. So pleased to see this classy mare back at her best ❤️

Finally, Quintabelle lined up in the ODT Southern Mile Qualifier (75) and she was phenomenal, also settling well back and coming from an impossible position on the turn to unleash her powerful sprint and score by 1 - 1/2 lengths in the hands of Corey Campbell. Congratulations to her wonderful ownership group, the Barron Family Partnership, Blue Khaki Syndicate (Mgr: Nic Popham), Botting Family Partnership, Kylie Davidson, Robert Dennis Racing, Elder Family Syndicate, J Fallow, Riders On The Storm Syndicate, Robbie's Racers Emily Syndicate & H J Robinson!

A massive thank you to our team at home and...
Beaufort Downs , Majestic Horse Floats LP, Equine Products NZ LTD, Dunstan Horsefeeds, Living Anatomy of the Horse, Premier Equine Vets, Jared Hayston & Rodger Austin ⭐️

📸 Tayler Strong

18/01/2025

Tommy & Terry go back to back 🤍💙

11/01/2025

KIKIMORA 🤍✈️

05/01/2025

We came close to the perfect result at Omoto this afternoon with Ravenna Rose and Kikimora 💙

Ravenna Rose, another lovely mare sent to us by Robbie Patterson, was having her debut for the stable in the Frank McLaughlin Memorial and put in a fantastic effort, leading from a long way out and powering through the line to win by 1 - 1/2 lengths under Yogesh Atchamah. Congratulations and a big thank you to her owners James & John Bridge!

Kikimora continued her super prep in the Rating 75 1100m, being held up around the turn and finding a brilliant kick in the straight, only missing the tearaway leader by a half-head.

We couldn’t be happier with the two girls & thank you to the Greymouth Jockey Club for their hospitality! 🌞

Equine Products NZ LTD
Dunstan Horsefeeds
Beaufort Downs
Living Anatomy of the Horse
Jared Hayston
Rodger Austin
Premier Equine Vets

📸 Race Images South

30/12/2024

A dominant winner today in Malacca Bay taking out the Commodore Hotel Mdn 1400m with a beautiful ride from Samantha Wynne. Huge congratulations to his owner MD Wardlaw and special thanks Robbie Patterson 🥂

Ocean Breeze flew home for superb 3rd over 1800m in a muddly run race, Tanzanite Rose 🌹 was excellent and a touch unlucky in the Kurow Cup for a very close third, and Quintabelle put forward a strong performance fresh up over 1400m to finish within about a length of the winner. Massive thanks to the Kurow Jockey Club for another wonderful day.💙🤍
Equine Products NZ LTD
Living Anatomy of the Horse
Dunstan Horsefeeds
Jared Hayston
Beaufort Downs
Premier Equine Vets
Rodger Austin

26/12/2024

A fantastic afternoon for the team on Boxing Day at Wingatui, topped by our very consistent Tommy Shelby who produced a massive maiden win in the Nellies Restaurant & Bar 1400! Tommy had come very close on several occasions this prep and was ridden beautifully today by Terry Moseley, drawing away by nearly eight lengths! We are thrilled for the Mullally's, who get the perfect late Christmas present with this promising son of Tivaci 🤍

We are very proud of our filly Lil Zena, who backed up her Cup Week performance with a superb effort to finish runner-up in the Listed NZB Insurance Stakes. Goldie's Chance was very unlucky in the Open 1200, flying home from the back into fourth, while Iffididit ran well into third in a tactical Open 2200.

Congratulations to all of the connections and it was great to see so many of you on course today!

Equine Products NZ LTD
Premier Equine Vets
Dunstan Horsefeeds
Jared Hayston
Rodger Austin
Living Anatomy of the Horse

📸 Tayler Strong

20/12/2024

18/12/2024

A very exciting debut from Second Chance today at Ashburton, winning the NZB Mega Maiden Series with a very professional effort and a beautiful ride from Sam Wynne ⭐️ A full-sister to our lovely six-win mare Second Thought, Second Chance was a late starter as a four-year-old, but she has more than made up for it and we couldn’t be more pleased for her owners, D & J Arthur, Red And Blue Syndicate (Mgr: Peter Wi******er) and David & Hazel Voice, who also bred her! 💙

Miss Layla put in a superb run in the Rating 75 mile, coming from well back in the field to run into third under Amber Riddell.

Thank you to the team at home, we are looking forward to a busy festive period!

Equine Products NZ LTD
Dunstan Horsefeeds
Living Anatomy of the Horse
Jared Hayston
Roger Austin
Premier Equine Vets

📸 Race Images South

04/12/2024

Kikimora - Cromwell 24 💙🤍
Yogesh Atchamah

📷 Taylor Strong

01/12/2024

A fantastic way to finish off the Cromwell Carnival today, with two close seconds from Kikimora & Ugo 🤍

Kiki carried the 60kg topweight after winning so well on Friday and she was super tough, just being caught late in the Rating 65 1220m in the hands of Tina Comignaghi. Ugo travelled down for the Rating 75 1400m and performed superbly, going down in a photo finish under Jasmine Fawcett 👏🏽

Congratulations and thank you to the connections!

29/11/2024

Our beautiful mare Kikimora relaxing after an impressive first-up win at Cromwell this afternoon! Leading from the jump, Kiki was brilliantly rated in front by Yogesh Atchamah & kicked away in the finish to win by 2 - 1/4 lengths. Well done to Yogesh for picking up his 50th winner as well ⭐️

Congratulations to Excuse For Breakfast Syndicate, Craig Leishman, Adrian Mathieson, Robert McGillivray, Cameron Power, James Rabbette, Phil Blacktopp, Bryan Rossiter, Judy Cassells & Emma Newman who race Kiki, she has now won three races with eleven minor placings from 25 starts!

It was wonderful to have Hamish & Sarah Gerard on course to cheer Kiki home and have a celebratory drink 🥂

Thank you to…
Equine Products NZ LTD
Jared Hayston
Roger Austin
Living Anatomy of the Horse
Premier Equine Vets
Dunstan Horsefeeds